WEATHER
1 FUNDS NEEDED
' Tbe ' Boy flcoata need
yoar rapport la their 1029
SO budget. Every eontrfhn
Uom Is appreciated.
Itax. BO: mhi. 40: rWi-i
thermometer M degreee at
5 o'clock Monday. y
Today: Fair, moderately
high tesnperatare, continued
low kaaridtty.
FOUMDEp 1651
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 143
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, September 10, 1929
PRICE FIVE OJi'U
i
4-
i
TO FREE II
OF H. P. JONES
No Connection Between Ad
miral and Shearer is
President's View
Naval Propogandist Passes
Blame to Intelligence
Bureau of Nation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. (AP)
Prompt denial that there has
been any connection between Rear
Admiral Hilary F. Jones, retired,
and William B. Shearer, big navy
advocate' formerly in the employ
of the American Shipbuilding cor
porations, w a made today by
President Hoover, who said the
admiral "deserves the highest ap
preciation for his public service."
The president's denial was made
in a telegram sent to Representa
tive McClintle, of Oklahoma, a
democrat of the house natal com
mittee, who, In a message to the
White House, as suggested such a
connection during the 1927 Gen
era naval limitation conference at
which Admiral Jones was a dele
gate for the United ' States and
Shearer was active against any
agreement, for further limitation
of the American nary.
HEW YORK, Sept. 9. (AP)
A confidential file of the intelli
gence serrice of the U. S. nary,
. sent to him anonymously from
Washington, was the source of in
formation he gave the press at the
Geneva arms limitation conference
In 1921 and 1927, William B.
Shearer, big nary advocate, de
clared today.
Bh wirer Says' He Will
Go To Washington'
Shearer said he expected to go
to Washington tomorrow nl&fft to
appear before the senate naval af
fairs committee which meets to
morrow to consider Senator Bor
ah's suggestion that It Investigate
Shearer's activities at Geneva.
Senator Borah's "suggestion was
followed by President Hoover's re
quest for an investigation by the
attorney general.
"And I shall take that file with
me to show to the committee," be
added. J
Shearer also said that his activ
ities at Genera, both in 192 f and,
1927, were confined exclusive to
the press, and thathe bad no deal
ings whatsoever with any partici
pants la the conference.
"I never met any of the partici
pants ats a lobbyist or tried to in-
(Turn to Fag S. Column 4.)
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Courts Asked to
Banish Bay Rum;
, .Held Drinkable
DES MOINES, Sept. 9. (AP)
Legal proceedings to condemn
1.000 ten cent bottles of bay rum
seized at Local F. W. Woolwerth
company stores here, last May were
begun in municipal court here te
ar.
Tbr basis for the condemnation
action is that liquid Is drinkable
and also Intoxicating. The state
called vnly one witness today. Earl
Erlla. "who testified that be had
purchased bottles of the bay rum
at various times and had became
Intoxicated as a result of drink
ing it. -
Florence Given
Wedging Shower
PLAINVILLE, Conn., Sept. 9.
(AP) The young social set of
Plalnvllle, home of Governor John
II. Trumbull, tonight gave his
daughter Florence, a kitchen
shower. She Is to become the bride
of Major John Coolidge, son of
former President Calvin Coolidge,
the afternoon of September Z3.
Bodies of Six Victims of
Air Transport Crash Being
Prepared for Burial Rites
GALLUP, N. M., Sept. 9. (AP)
The bodies of six of the victims
Of the fatal crash of the Transcon
tinental Air Transport plana City
. of San Francisco,, wart being, pro
pared here today for burial. Two
of the bodies, believed to be those
of A. B. McGaffey, Albuquerque,
ji, M business man and Mrs.
George -Raymond, of Glendale,
Cal., were taken to Albuquerque.
Identification of the remains of
the six other, which wera here,
was being made as fast as possible.
Through buttons found on shreds
of clothing the bodies of Pilot J.
B. Stowe, K. A. DleUL co-pilot,
"and C F. Canfield,tourler, were
picked out '
The undertaker said tbat
' through rings.- molten pieces of
metal found near the bodies, and
through dental work and general
physical stature, complete identifi
cation woald be made of the oth
er . victims, Harris Livermore, of
Boston, M. M. Campbell of Cln-
Men
acihgl
Wffile
Save
Port Orford Saved
As Wind Shifts; .
Work Ceases
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept." 9. -(AP)
Forest fires, great red bil
lows of destruction, swept and
swirled over western . Oregon
woods today, threatened two
towns, destroyed homesteads, log
ging equipment, bridges and
ranch bouses and burned untold
quantities of timber. Forestry of
ficials declared the situation the
worst In many years.
One thousand men -were today
waging a heartbreaking battle
against more than one hundred
fires in Coos and Curry counties
on the coast. The town of Pow
ers was threatened but hope was
held that the great darts of fire
could be warded from the com
munity. Women Rescued From
Sllverton Timber Co.
. In the Silverton sector 40 wom
en were taken from timber, camps
along the logging railroad of the
Silver Falls Timber Co. . They
gave vivjd descriptions of a battle
against timber and brush fires
which swept over homesteads and
ranches and destroyed logging
equipment and buildings.
They brought news of an uni
dentified elderly woman seriously
burned by the fire which swept
away the old buildings of an en
tire camp, and reported tbe de
struction of many homesteads in
the path of the roaring flames.
Many of the women told of losing
everything in their homes as the
buildings were consumed by the,
advancing wall of fire. Logging
operations in the district have
been suspended and all loggers
and ranchers have been pressed
Into service.
SCOUT FORCE WILL
T
Patrols Out on Rally to
Get $6300 Budget by
This Thursday
Enthusiasm and pep reigned
Jolley well at the kick-off break.
fast held Monday ' morning at the
Spa as the opening gun to the
1930 four-day campaign for $6,
300 to keep In healthy condition
the scouting program In Marlon
and Pjplk counties. Douglas Mc
Kay, general chairman for the
drive, took charge of the break
fast, attended by nearby SO men
who are working on the drive.
Charles E. Knowland gave a
pep talk, also Instructing the
workers as' to method to use and
asserting that "the community is
ready to gxeet you, and U's ap to
each of you to keep going until
the budget Is raised."
Although the workers were in
the field all day Monday and were
starting a thorough canvass of
prospective contributors, no flg-
(Turn to Page 1, Column I.)
Tom Kay is Much
Better; Able to
Be up Each Day
Most encouraging report yet on
the condition of Tom Kay. state
treasurer who has been ill since
early last month, was made Mon
day night by his physician. Dr.
C. H. Robertson, who says Kay is
improving right along and is now
able to be up three or four hours
a-day. The patient Is eating well.
is able, to walk about his room
some and gets out on the porch
for a few minutes during the day,
the' doctor said.
cinnatl and William Henry Beers,
of Nsw York.
Victims Probably
Killed Before Fire
A complete examination of the
bodies hero today disclosed that
the victims were probably all kill
ed before the fire. All bad many
broken bones, some of the legs
being almost twisted from the rest
of the body. Ia the back of. the
bead of one tbat has been ldentt
fled as one of the pilots there was
a huge gash that eould easily bare
caused death.
Those examining the bodies said
there was very little doubt that
all were killed by the Impact of
the huge air liner. ,
High up on the side of Mount
Taylor, l where the liner crashed
tered remains of the $86,000 ship
were still lying scattered in the
timber. Difficulty in removal Of
the bodies encountered yesterday
raised doubt whether the wreck
age would ever be taken lout.
CHECK
NOON
lSOOMm0ght To
Big
Timber
Dense Smoke Holds
Up One Transport
In Flight to Seattle
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept.
(AP) One transport
plane failed to snake tta
scheduled ran to Seattle
this morning and pilota of
two ether routes reported as
Swan Island field that they
had to fly blind and by dead
reckoning over Oregon and
Washington airways becavse
ef the dense smoke base
from forest fires.
At the airport stndent fly
ing Was curtailed for the
same reason. From the Se
attle airport came reports
that they suffered from a
similar handicap. Vision at
the Portland airport was
limited to half a mile.
Dad Scolds;
Son Kills;
No Remorse
FRIENDSHIP, Wis.. Sept 9.
(AP) Because his father,
James Galston, scolded' him
for spending too much money
and staying out late at night.
Duncan Galston, 14, said he
shot and killed the parent, aa
be slept in his farm home near
Adams today.
Tonight the boy was in the
eounty Jail here, charged with
first degree murder. He read
ily confessed to the slaying
when authorities arrested him
at an Adams billiard parlor
where he nonchalantly played
pool. The money for the game,
authorities said, was taken from
bis father's body.
At a preliminary hearing
here this afternoon the boy
pleaded guilty and was bound
over for trial in circuit court,
which convenes September IS.
Galston's body was found by
his sons, James, Jr., and Herb
ert, who returned to their home
about an hour after the shoot
ing. Duncan showed no remorse
over the slaying. He said be
and his father had engaged in
an argument early in the day
and his father went to sleep a
short time later. Then accord
ing to the boy's confession, he
sat down and "thought it out,"
deciding to kill his father.
E
SUICIDE IS MO!
SILOMA SPRINGS, Ark., Sept
9. (AP) Three-persons were
dead and their farm home, near
here, was in ruins today after
what officers believe was a double
murder and suicide with a fire to
rease traces of the crime. The dead
are William Bennam, SO, a farm
er, his wife, 61, and Mrs. E. E.
Coldwell, CO, a relative.
Neighbors saw the four room
Bennam home in flames today and
rushed to the scene. The little
house was burned to its founda
tion.
The bodies of Bennam and his
wife were found In the back
yard, the woman had been stabbed
in the throat by what authori
ties said was a paring knife. Three
deep slashes across tbe throat of
Bennam were inflicted, - officers
said, by a razor.
A verdict that Bennam had slain
bis wife, then ended his own life,
was returned by the coroner's jury.
It made no findings as to how Mrs.
Coldwell came to her death.
'28 PER CEffT' 111
OF
MILWAUKEE, Sept 9- (AP)
Elmer SHuckins, 6S year old
Wisconsin financier who baa paid
Investors dividends of it per cent.
was' treed today of a federal
charge that he used the mails to
defraud, but. faces further ques
tioning by a grand Jury.
' . The government's ease was dis
missed because of Insufficient evi
dence to prove that Hucklns was
not. aa represented by testimony.
la the cigar business. Hundreds
of persons In middle western, and
Rocky - Mountain states are said
to hare Invested several millions
of dollars In his enterprises. 1
Fear Held Over
Oc
ug
" ASHLAND. Wis., Sept f. CAP)
Fear tbat the tag Conmee which
cleared Port Arthur for Ashland
a week ? ago towing a f 100,090
pulpwood raft, baa been lost with
all bands tn the storm raging on
Lake Superior, was expected hero
tonight by marine authorities, -
Ml
CIFM
On
Tracts
Town of Powers in
Path of Flames;
Fire Very Bad
MARSHFIELD, Ore.. Sept 9.
(AP) A blood red sun sank into
the Pacific tonight bringing to a
close a day during which several
towns in Coos county, many, farm
homes, hundreds of acres of green
timber, and millions of feet of val
uable Port Orford cedar, were
threatened by the worst forest
fires experienced in this section
in many years.
Fifteen hundred men spent the
day fighting flames in this coun
try and hundreds were on duty to
night, watching several of the
larger fires, which were reported
still out of control. '
Large Amount of
Equipment Burned up
The town of Powers, In the
heart of logging operations, was
threatened by fire Sunday and ear
ly Monday and while not yet out
of danger tonight, the wind was
said to be sweeping the flames off
at a tangent away from the town,
but into green timber. Three don
key englness, "other logging equip
ment and two cold decks of logs
were burned by the fire at the
Coos, Bay logging camp a half
mile out of Powers. All logging
operations in this vicinity "shut
(Turn to Pa S. Column 1.)
TO CONFER TODAY
Tavenner Presides at Initial
Meeting of Term to
Start Soon
Heads of departments of the
senior high school will meet at
the high school building at 2
o'clock this afternoon for Initial
conference and instruction of the
year. K. W. Tavenner. assistant
high school principal, will be in
charge. Fred Wolf, principal, and
George W. Hug, city superinten
dent, will also meet with the
group.
All supervisors of departments
In the two Junior high schools will
be called together at a later date
and before Bchool opens to plan
the fall's work, Tavenner reports.
The meeting scheduled this
morning for principals of the 12
Salem schools has been indefinite
ly postponed, according to word
from the office of Superintendent
George W.Hug. The change was
occasioned by the absence of Miss
Carlotta Crowley, elementary su
pervisor, whose mother died Sun
day. Believe it
Or Not, Year
NotSo Dry
The summer now drawing to a
close has been dry, treating fa
vorable conditions for the forest
fires now raging in many sections
of western Oregon; but it has
not been so dry, from the stand
point of rainfall, as the preceding
summer, according to records kept
by tbe Salem chamber of com
merce.
The arid season this year did
not really begin until July; for
1.10 Inches of rain was recorded
locally in May, and 1.99 in June.
No rain tell in July, only a trace
in August, and none so far In
September.
Lasfyear in May there was only
.4 S of an Inch, In June .85; in Ju
ly .OS; In August nine., and in Sep
tember only .78 of an inch. Oc
tober was unusually dry with
1.78, but November and Decem
ber made up for this with rainfall
of 7.1 and 7.84 Inches respec
tively.
Ringling Buys
5 Competitors
NEW TORK, Sept I. (AP)
The New Tork American tomor
row will say that Joba Ringling
has - purchased five circuses:
Sparks, Sells Floto's, Wallace Ha
genback's. Joba Robinson's and Al
O. Barnes. -.
Believe It or Not
--P ABotit Salem
A visitor to Salem who
baa been tn tbe principal ci-
;. ties of Salem's aha, tn the
United States, says tbe city
ban more parkins; apace tbaai
! any town, of Its stn which ho
baa visited.
Th Bilmn win wliwi e-'
trlbatioa treat its MaSan tte
, at suaukabls tacts abomt Salcav
a BBS
HUSTON N1ED
oRenziTioi
South Honored by Choice
For First Time In
Party Histor?
Ralph Williams Will be Ad
visor as Second on
Committee
By JAMES L. WEST
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, Sept 9. (AP)
For the first time in the 73
years of its history, the republi
can party today reached into the
south for a chairman of Its na
tional committee, selecting Clau
dius H. Huston, of Tennessee, to
succeed Dr. Hubert Work.
The choice of President Hoover,
the new chairman was selected
without opposition and under a
suspension of the rules, moved
by his one time political foe, J.
Will Taylor, national committee
man for the volunteer state and a
member of congress from the sec
ond district
Huston, a native of Indiana who
was reared In Tennessee and now
is a resident of New Tork City,
said In his speech of acceptance
that the work of the national or
ganisation must be a year round
task and not I mere spasmodic
campaign effort
Determined to devote full time
to his new Job, the Tennesseean
announced that he was serving ac
tive business connections with all
firms in which he holds executive
posts. They are chairman of the
board of the Transcontinental Oil
company; chairman of the board
ot the Associated Bond and Share
corporation of New Tork, presi
dent ef the Brotherhood Manage
ment corporation in charge of the
financial affairs of the Brother-
(Turn to Pag 10, Column I.)
MONMOUTH, Sept. 9 (Spe
cial) The clubhouse at the Luck-
iamute Country club course was
burned to the ground in a fire of
undetermined origin which broke
out about 4:45 o'clock Monday
afternoon. The course is four
miles south of Monmouth on the
West Side highway.
The clubhouse had formerly
been a farmhouse, and was the
property of J. Sharp, being leased
by the country club. Adolph Gos
sin was in charge. The fire
started in the barn nearby, which
was also destroyed together with
a number of chickens, some grain
and hay.
The alarm was brought to Mon
mouth by a passing motorist and
the local fire department made a
rapid run and with the use of
chemicals, checked the blase in
the clubhouse long enough so that
all its furnishings could be saved.
About 100 acres of stubble was
burned over, and nearby farm
property was threatened, but at
6 o'clock the fire was under con
trol, the firemen and volunteers
from the vicinity preventing any
damage other than to the club
house and adjacent buildings.
OF
HIT BY UNION HEAD
SEATTLE. Sept 9. (AP)
Declaring that unemployment was
the most Important thing before-!
the International Typographical
union, in its 74 th annual conven
tion here today. President Charles
P. Howard told the S00 delegates
that "In dealing with this prob
lem, we must recognize that lt is
economically -unsound to attempt
to create" artifically opportunity
for the employed by establishment
of rules which will place under re
striction upon industry."
President Howard said tbat
"the trade union movement should
have the co-operation of the
church, that it might Inspire some
of the mea of wealth who give no
thought to spiritual things until
they are near death."
100 People in
Ambush Released
ATHENS, Greece, Sept f
(AP) Nearly 100 persons cap
tured In a bandit ambush yes
terday tn a narrow valley near the
village of Petroull, ten miles from
Trlkala. were liberated by tbe
highwaymen today. - Senator
AJdJirtkis and tour others still
were 'held captives and a ran
som of about $52,000 was de
manded as the price of their free
dom. .-....-.-
LOGGER KILLED - ;
EUGENE, Ore., Sept. I (AP)
Bernard B. Graham, a logger.
was fatally Injured on tbe Forcla
and Lexsea holdings, -near Not,
today when 'struck by a falling
tree branch. . - " :
BOLF CLUBHOUSE AT
MoniMoirm burned
HI
JOBS
Squadron Fliers Visit Salem
A
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Irs
Left to right: Lt E. B. Wflfctns. Capt Harry C. Clalborno. Lt.
E. H. Robinson.
Short Visit Is Paid Salem;!
Landing Field Given
High Praise
A squadron of three Curtlss
planes visited the Salem airport
Sunday afternoon. Dne to some
failure to acquaint the public
with their coming tew were on
hand to give the party a recep
tion. Mayor Llvesley arrived, how
ever, before they fook off.
In eommand of the squadron
was Captain Harry C. Claiborne,
director of Curtlss sales west of
Denver. Other pilots were Lieuten
ants E. B. Wilklns and E. H. Rob
inson. The passengers were Mrs.
Claiborne, wife of the commander,
William Blrren and Mulcahcy
HInes, of the Curtlss factory.
Captain Claiborne's plane was a
Curtlss-Robin, a sister ship of the
St. Louis Robin, holder of the en
durance record for airplane
flights. Mrs. Claiborne Is a cousin
of Dr. T. C. Smith, Salem dentist.
Tohe squadron is making a tour
visiting 40 cities along a 4,000
mile route. They are investigat
ing flying condltfons, landing
fields, facilities at airports, etc.
They plan to make connections for
the sale of their planes at estab
lishes flying centers.
Captain Claiborne spoke in high
pjraise of the Salem airport and
for Its promise for the future of
flying here. The squadron flew
from here to Portland and twill
continue up the coast
RESCUE IS EFFECTED
TREKA, Cal., Sept 9. (AP)
Five members of a party of
mountain climbers lost since Sun
day on the eastern slope of Moun(
Shasta were rescued by lumber
men from McCloud tonight after
an airplane had spotted the group
marooned on a pinnacle at Thumb
Rock earlier in the day. All were
suffering from cold and hunger
but were otherwise unharmed.
Four of the party, Mr. and Mrs.
L. J. Bedell, Mrs. Albert Bryson
and.Mlss Rods Henry were pulled
from the Isolated ledge with
ropes. Albert Bryson, the fifth
member of the group, was found
wandering near the timber line at
the foot of a glacier.
Jews Claim That
Food is-Tainted
JERUSALEM. Sept 9 (AP)
Jewish sources today .reported
scattered disorders ot a minor
character, but official statements
wero that all Palestine was quiet
Most serious of the Jewish
charges was that Arab trait deal
ers had poisoned goods sold to
Jews. A. woman was said to have
been made , 111 . by eating grapes
sold . by an Arab merchant He
was arrested In Jaffa and the re-
Lxnainder of the grapes sent to the
health ' department for examina
tion. -. - - - T
BOTH SHIPS SAFE! '
NEW TORE. Sept t-(AP)
The radio marine corporation to
night received a radiogram from
the Belgian freighter Emile Fran-
Qui statin tnat it baa-collided
with - the - Norwegian r freighter
Gunny-about 200 miles southeast
of Boston; Neither ship was ser
iously damaged and both were
proceeding to . their destinations.
3 MUSS PLANES
IN SQUIOl'l HERE
rani
4
5.-
Trade Mark Shown to be
Favored More and
More by Trade
A. C. Horner, of San Franiisco
Pacific coast manager of the Na
tional Lumbermen's Manufactur
ing association, addressed the reg
ular monthly meeting of the Wil
lamette Valley Lumber Dealers'
Institute, held Monday night at
the Spa, explaining what the as
sociation is doing, in California to
further the use of lumber and
what is being done in the southern
state in the lumber industry. He
emphasized the work done in mod
ernising old homes, an objective
of the orvanizatlons. Horner talk'
ed on "Grade Marking of Lum
ber," and said that 40 percent of
the lumber which comes from the
coast this year will be marked
with the tree mark sponsored by
the national group.
David Davies, of Portland, as
sociate editor of the Timbermen
also talked, speaking on the gen
eral lumber situation and timber
supply. About 40 lumbermen were
present from valley points. Wil
liam J. Liljequist of Salem, pres
ident, conducted the meeting. ;
900-Mile Trip
On Ocean Made
In Tiny Canoe
SEATTLE, Sept t. (AP)
Albert Volght, Los Angeles, sail
ing a tiny skin canoe through 00
miles ot angry seas between Jun
eau, Alaska and Seattle, arrived
here tonight He plans to go all
the way to New Tork in his frail
craft '
TRAIN HITS TRUCK
EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 9 (AP)
Charles Shands, truck driver
for a lumbed seasoning plant at
Cottage Grove, was Injured today
when a Southern ' Pacific train
struck bis truck at a grade cross
ing. He suffered a broken knee
cap and a broken shoulder. The
truck was demolished.
HEAD
State's Witnesses in,Case -Against
Pantages Said to
Have Been
LOS ANGELES, ept 9 (AP)
Questioning of two Hollywood i
young women, who are held In jail
on charges of attempting to In
fluence state's witnesses In the
Alexander Pantages assault case;
was said by District Attorney
Baron Fltts late today to have
disclosed tbe Identity of a woman
responsible for their activities. He
withheld ths woman's name.
The two girls. Nancy Lee and
Janice Hill, were, said by Fltts to
have declared this woman "got as
to move to the apartment where
the Pantages case witnesses wero
staying." -r Tu
"She knows plenty about the
Pantages ease," Fltts quoted Miss
Leo as declaring. "And whatever
I know about the case and X ad
mit I know a lot X learned front
her :. , .'-.v t
Fltts placed the home of the
unidentified woman, under sur
veillance while an Investigation of
her activities was being made. .
"Mystery" Woman'e" V
Work Is Denied -
Miss Lee and ber . half 1 sister
both denied that the mystery wo
man or anyone else had persnad
HOT FIGHT OfJ
FOR OFFICE in
Williams and Brown Loom
As Commander Nomlnen '
This Evening
Bassett May Allow Nairn
To be Placed in Ring
For Adjutant
By RALPH CURTIS
When Capital Post No. 9. Amer
ican Legion, holds its first nwet- :
ing- after the summer recess to-
night the stage will be set for one
of the liveliest election campaigns
the local veteran's organisation
has experienced In years.
Although numerous eligible can
didates for the commanders hi a
have been ' mentioned' In recent
weeks, the race appeared Monday
to have narrowed down to two:
Newell Williams, present vies
commander, and Herman Brown,
present executive committeeman
and former chaplain.
Each ot these candidates wan .
reported to have an extensive fol
lowing, and the campaign Is ex
pected to wax hectic In tbe two
weeks which will intervene be
tween the nominations, schedule
for tonight's meeting, and the el
ection date. At the succeeding?
meeting, additional opportunity
. l a i . f ;
iur uuiuiumiunn win gipea iiv -fore
the vote is taken.
Additional fuel was placed, be
neath the post's political botHaa?
pot when lt was announced that
Raymond H. Bassett, post adja
tana for several years past, had!
consented, at the urgent reeuest
of a number of members, to rust
for reelection. He had previously
indicated that he would decline te
run again. f
Jake Fuhrer, who has alsoserv
ed the post for, several years as
finance officer. Is said to be de
sirous of relinquishing that post,
and another contest may result
Other Important matters com
ing up at tonight's meeting in
clude the presentation of the een
Ventlon commission's final report,
which will include a complete res
ume of receipts and disbursements
and a report from tbe drum cerpa
has been made toward raising the
$5000 needed to send the posfn
musicians to the national conven-
tion at Louisville.
12 Members Already
Have Paid Their Dues
The matter of 1930 member
ships will be brought up. The new
year Is starting, and already IX
members have paid their 1930
dues.
Salem will be the scene of one
district leeion conference In the
coming year, lt was decided at av
meeting of the department execo-
uve commute in roruua d
day. The conference will be held,
in November and December.
Carl Gabrielson of this city was
appointed chairman of the ee-
ventlon fact finding committee ef
the state department and Roy SL.
&.eene was namea cnainnan vt i
junior baseball committee. Mr.
Gabrielson reported on the plana
for sending. the Salem drum cerpa
to the national convention.
Schlag Held ior
Alleged Attack
On Girl, Minor
Bennie Schlag -of this coasty
was lodred in lail late Monday on
the charge ot causing a girl of
minor years to become tlelinqaent.
He was brought before Justice
Brazier Small Monday and con-
I.A.tail with ti. ft.. m mAm
no statement except to ask that 1
counsel be provided for him. Bail
was unable to furnish. -
-A
in Conspiracy
ed them to approach any state
witnesses. : l - ,. . .
"From what she told us about
tA M mm ami AM mmm A
Miss Lee said, "we naturally wera
curious to know more. That'a
there Just two weeks ago." v r
r The charge against the girln
was based principally on a notV
Fltts said Miss Leo wrote to Nick
Duneav, a roomer in the aouse
where the two were-arrested. The
rate, which Duneav turned over
after it was slipped under ll
door. Affarad fefm tlK AOS tit tM.
tlfy against the state in Pantagesf
trial. Fltts declared the penman
ship was Identical with that eC
MISS LOO. . . ' CfvvV-
Pantages is to go on trial Sep
tember 1 1 on two counts of sta
tutory offenses preferred -by Eu
nice Pringle, IT year old dancer.
Duneav, who Is to be a state wit
ness tn the trial, wrote tha vaude
ville skit for Miss Pringle ta
which sho sought a booking la
the Pantages theatre circuit.
Fltts stated that be would placet
before;, the -grand Jury his evi?
dence of an alleged conspiracy
to Influence witnesses la the case.
Li on